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In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three outs by himself in one continuous play, without his teammates making any assists. Neal Ball was the first to achieve this in Major League Baseball (MLB) under modern rules, doing so on July 19, 1909. [ 1 ]
Team executes two triple plays in a game. Number of occurrences: 1. [30] Minnesota Twins, July 17, 1990. Shortstop plays doubleheader without an official chance. Number of occurrences: 1. [31] Toby Harrah, June 25, 1976. Unassisted triple play. Number of occurrences: 15. [32] Most recently, Eric Bruntlett, August 23, 2009. Three errors on one play.
The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs in one play. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, [11] making this feat rarer than a perfect game. [12]
That triple play in 1929 was also turned in Detroit, ... The triple play and unassisted double play didn’t stop Boston, which won 15-8 at Navin Field thanks to a 10-run sixth inning.
On two occasions in major league history, a first baseman has recorded three putouts on a single play for an unassisted triple play: On September 14, 1923, George Burns of the Boston Red Sox accomplished the feat in the second inning against the Cleveland Indians by catching a line drive, tagging the runner off first base, then sprinting to ...
When interviewed in the 1960s by Lawrence Ritter for the classic 1966 oral history The Glory of Their Times, Wambsganss recalled: "Funny thing, I played in the big leagues for 13 years, 1914 through 1926, and the only thing that anybody seems to remember is that once I made an unassisted triple play in a World Series. Many don't even remember ...
On April 29, 2007, Tulowitzki turned the 13th unassisted triple play in MLB history, during a 9–7 home victory at Coors Field over the Atlanta Braves. [16] [17] [18] As a rookie, Tulowitzki established himself as a Gold Glove-caliber shortstop.
The triple play helped the Angels remain tied 6-6 going into the bottom of the ninth in an eventual 9-6 loss in 10 innings. With runners at the corners and the infield playing shallow, Harold ...